Sometime in the last two weeks the letters I received from cartoon viewers took a sharp turn. They jumped off the purple cliffs like lemmings and into the valley of purple where they have set up purple rondavels. Consider this message from afar: ('…' denotes small edited bits for brevity.)

Salutations from neither Romania nor Switzerland… Hello … whoever reads this I am a big fan… So, yeah... (BULK OF LETTER)Yours faithfully, An Australian Fan P.S. (Attached is not actually my face, but the face of the late Kim Jong-il… apologies for any confusion.)

Yes he did send me a picture of Kim Jong Il. Which is something I'd been doing without. So that was considerate and clearly not the act of a Romanian.

Then came this scribe:

Dear Miss Tabitha, or whomsoever holds the Sacred Sceptre

I fear I shall have to send this message through many levels of the ethereal plane, to a place where… the alphabet hiccups. I tried hooking my computer up to a small windmill… You may be shocked to hear that various miniature equines you've brought to life have transcended their 2D boundaries and escaped. We do attempt to recapture them by leaving out iced tea and guava… We come down in the morning to find all the good whiskey gone… unsettling... Yours with respect … and possibly toast - A

It's as if the viewers finally have the measure of me! I'm delighted, but not sure what has happened to cause the viral lavender. Consider this poodle hailing from 'ponies with problems:'

As a fan of your rather vibrant voice work for the marshmallow pony on that one show about Technicolor equines I have to tell you that I admire your ambition… -a Dutch fan. I can't imagine what 'problems' could beset someone who so fearlessly adjectivized a marshmallow. There should be an award.

Then came this nugget:

Dear fungi enthusiast,

As a practitioner of the way of the jib, I would just like to wish you a hello and how do you do. Your pursuits in the equine rounda-ma-roo have certainly been quite audible! In the best of waves, of course of course.All the best, D.

What is this jib? This hibbly jibbly? This jaberhoosian wiggyflip?

A poignant letter next:

Just wanted to say, you are a great VA and why is the rum gone? There was rum?

Quoi le champignon???

Dear average Fungus,

I write…on a dial up connection hooked up to a rock from some south pacific Island, so i'll probably lose reception… I need some wisdom. What is the love of your life? What is the life that you love? And what is some hibbly jibbly you can go without?... Some hibbly jibbly ide rather not … is Peruvian Funk Punk. Normally I can listen to any kind of music, but… cant stand the mountainous energy the genre gives off.--Some young hooligan

Average Fungus, hunh? Well, okay. I can go with that. And I know the Hooligan's are questions of universal value, so I'll tell you what I think I told it. The hibbly I can do without is when you have to cut your friends nose ring off of your mum's afghan with pliers. Universal dilemma, right?

Then this:

'YODA JUJU.' I'm Irish and I've never used this term. So good to clear the air.

Even more on the spore theme from this funny gent name of Alex L :

…Ps. I wonder if there is a Tabitha Street in Germany... Perhaps I should take a package containing mushrooms and enjoy the confusion I might cause…

I am so confused by this, but in a good way. I guess the public can loose their pudding when the chips are down and sky starts to rain cats and dogs, pigs in hot airballons drop out of the sky, Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny in a boxing match, and ponies jumping out of televison sets. But seriously, you really crack me up sometimes Tabitha, please never change.

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Robert J.

6/4/2012 08:05:27 am

This is what happens when all of a sudden,pigs end up flying off the ground,and gravity makes a sudden shift for the awkwardly abnormal side of the insanity meter of adverse awesomeness.

Yes,because of you,I think of life as one awesome,humorous concept. Whatever you do,please do not EVER change your neverending,grin-inducing humor that makes me laugh for days on end,miss Tabitha. :)

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Tab

6/4/2012 01:40:58 pm

Thanks Robert. I look forward to the day when pigs fly. We'll all just need hardier umbrellas--
Andrew, Kyle. as always--

I discovered that these were actually a response to some letters I replied to about 4 months ago, perhaps more, and totally forgot. (and not from the original correspondents.) So really, as left as all this is, I have to admit, I kinda started it.

You should be proud because you've given us a powerful gift, the gift of laughter and I could not ask anything more from you, considering I've had a rough couple of days in my life, I needed something like this to pick up my spirit. Thanks again for responding Tabitha, we all appreciate you're hard work.

Signed you're faithful fan Kyle.T

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Robert J.

6/15/2012 01:25:38 pm

Yes! Hopefully by then,someone would invent the perfect umbrella for that kind of event!

And,I would be proud,too.
Because your awesomeness is contagious among us. :D

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Vixie

6/12/2012 12:33:02 am

This is what happens when one adds mushrooms to the public pudding, Mushrooms are not dessert :D

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Your basic mushroom

6/14/2012 06:29:23 am

A lot of people were confused by the expression "your basic mushroom", they must not be familiar with the "mushroom treatment".

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BiggerJ

7/1/2012 10:02:39 pm

We are all mushrooms. For there is always somewhere brighter, and somewhere less crappy.

Hey Tabitha, I just wanted to say that I hope that you and the rest of the cast of MLP have a great time in San Diego Comic Con this upcoming week, I'm sure it'll be fun. You girls have made the show even more enjoyable with you're steller performances, but I already went over that before, still I just wanted to say again that we appreciate the effort you girls put into the characters you voice. Anyway, can't wait for season 3 and have a great time in California( the state not the song).

Signed you're faithful fan Kyle.T

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Carlos Balderas

7/15/2012 08:54:41 pm

Hello, Tabitha. It's me again. I was at the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend, and I was among the people that participated in the Q&A session. Even though I didn't get to talk to you one on one, I am fortunate to have at least seen you and others be in the panel, and I was pleasantly surprised to see you do the convention. You were great, and I do hope you do more conventions in the future.

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Leslie Taylor

8/7/2012 09:39:07 am

Hello Tabitha. I just recently listened to your interview with Final Draft from Everfree Radio and I just found something that pertains to the Evil question at the end. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAKF1iXZSvI&feature=plcp

I have a degree in psychology, which I have found to be useless. And I am planning on going back to school and getting a Masters in Creative Writing, because I enjoy writing and would love to learn more techniques to make myself a better writer. I am worried, however, that this degree will not open up many doors in terms of the job market (just as my psychology degree has failed to do). Any thoughts? Thank you..